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it certainly looks that way i mean there's as you say there's seven cases here in the obama administration depending on how you count them two three or four during all presidential administrations before at least in terms of espionage act cases related to leaks and so it does seem to be a trend to really either have a zero tolerance and force one policy or at least some kind of much stricter more rigorously enforced when you're in the question's going to be is it fair to charge some people with felonies for the kinds of violations that other people in the past have gotten a slap in the wrist for or maybe just lost their clearance or their job yet you know whether or not it's a tragedy and them we are seeing that the seventh person now and this is kind of raising suspicion that. whistleblowers are accused whistleblowers are are being singled out are there is a there's a crackdown on those that try to blow the whistle. yet i mean in several of these people could be characterized as whistleblowers i'm not sure this latest case the seventh case is the best example of that because he was sendin
it certainly looks that way i mean there's as you say there's seven cases here in the obama administration depending on how you count them two three or four during all presidential administrations before at least in terms of espionage act cases related to leaks and so it does seem to be a trend to really either have a zero tolerance and force one policy or at least some kind of much stricter more rigorously enforced when you're in the question's going to be is it fair to charge some people with...
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and drone seems to be president obama's weapon of choice the use of them spiked under his administration obama authorized two hundred eighty three strikes in pakistan that six times and more than bush drone deaths under obama are four times higher than under bush and this chart here puts it into perspective we see during the bush years strikes were minimal but then you see them skyrocket after obama was elected the peak as you can see being in two thousand and ten and while it decreased since then it's still much higher this year than it ever was under bush so despite the promise to take a drastically different foreign policy approach instead it seems when obama's foreign policy doesn't mirror that of bush it actually takes it a step further and the axis of evil remains just as much of a threat today under president obama. well you turn now to another case of police brutality we saw many violent examples of it when the occupy wall street movement was in full force now a journalist is suing the los angeles police department former reporter calvin milam of los angeles's city news service s
and drone seems to be president obama's weapon of choice the use of them spiked under his administration obama authorized two hundred eighty three strikes in pakistan that six times and more than bush drone deaths under obama are four times higher than under bush and this chart here puts it into perspective we see during the bush years strikes were minimal but then you see them skyrocket after obama was elected the peak as you can see being in two thousand and ten and while it decreased since...
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he is being charged with violating the espionage act now the seventh person under the obama administration what kind of sentence a look at for this. well according to law books he could get up to twenty years normally you get much shorter sentence depending on a lot of other factors like whether you have any prior criminal history i would be really surprised if a case like this when to trial you know we have had similar cases people including the director of the cia has been charged in the past with mishandling classified information in a national security adviser so the cases are brought sometimes but here we're not talking about a leader of the intelligence community we're talking about a contract linguist which makes this case a little unusual i'd be surprised if you got significant jail. well i know in addition to this case that you've been following another case closely where the suspect is a choose the violating the espionage act and of course in the case of bradley manning you've written about how difficult it has been to report on it can you talk about some of these hurdles that yo
he is being charged with violating the espionage act now the seventh person under the obama administration what kind of sentence a look at for this. well according to law books he could get up to twenty years normally you get much shorter sentence depending on a lot of other factors like whether you have any prior criminal history i would be really surprised if a case like this when to trial you know we have had similar cases people including the director of the cia has been charged in the past...
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it is extraordinary isn't it the how the lengths that the obama administration has gone to really keep this in place and also the mental gymnastics of people who are defending the obama administration say well he didn't he never wanted it he you know he was he didn't want to pass it it's like well his shirt is held trying really really hard to uphold this clause of indefinite detention he's threatening to veto this current version of the bill why do you think the white house has been fighting so hard do you think there's a possibility that american citizens are already being held in detention indefinitely here. you know i think that's a that's a tough question i don't know if american citizens are but this is what i will tell you i think is happening i think that the u.s. government has long claimed incredibly over illegally overbroad powers under the operation for use of military force acts and i think that both bush and obama administrations have been using that so over the personae years and what the end was was a sneaky attempt at a legislative retroactive thanks to those two narro
it is extraordinary isn't it the how the lengths that the obama administration has gone to really keep this in place and also the mental gymnastics of people who are defending the obama administration say well he didn't he never wanted it he you know he was he didn't want to pass it it's like well his shirt is held trying really really hard to uphold this clause of indefinite detention he's threatening to veto this current version of the bill why do you think the white house has been fighting...
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songs meanwhile several americans are being persecuted for defying the obama administration a look at this double standard straight ahead. and children across the u.s. go to school learn their a.b.c.'s on the basics of arithmetic but a growing number of young teens are getting a tough lesson in reality with more students headed to prison every day we're told the school to prison pipeline we'll tell you who's profiting from this phenomenon coming up. and we've heard of too big to fail but how about too big to cut d.c. lawmakers are fighting hard to protect against the military against sequester ation cuts we'll take you to the battle over funding and ask if the military is really worth all of the money being spent on it. it is monday december tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you watching our team while if you haven't been dancing to gangnam style you're one of the few who didn't contribute to the song becoming the most watched you tube video of all time but south korean sensation side has a lesser known song that's caused him some grief in recent days in two thousand
songs meanwhile several americans are being persecuted for defying the obama administration a look at this double standard straight ahead. and children across the u.s. go to school learn their a.b.c.'s on the basics of arithmetic but a growing number of young teens are getting a tough lesson in reality with more students headed to prison every day we're told the school to prison pipeline we'll tell you who's profiting from this phenomenon coming up. and we've heard of too big to fail but how...
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songs meanwhile several americans are being persecuted for defying the obama administration a look at this double standard straight ahead. seems like just yesterday the government was dumping the buckets of money on fannie mae and freddie mache to save the troubled mortgage lenders today company execs are living large very large the times the salaries americans salivate over but we're not just talking a few people here the disturbing numbers coming up in just a bit. we've heard of too big to fail but how about too big to cut the lawmakers are fighting hard to protect the military against the question because we'll take you to the battle over funding and ask if the military is really worth all the money being spent on it. it is monday december tenth at five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine you're watching r t. well if you haven't been dancing to gangnam style you're one of the few people who didn't contribute to the song becoming the most watched you tube video of all time but south korean sensation side has a lesser known song that caused him some grief in recent days in two thousa
songs meanwhile several americans are being persecuted for defying the obama administration a look at this double standard straight ahead. seems like just yesterday the government was dumping the buckets of money on fannie mae and freddie mache to save the troubled mortgage lenders today company execs are living large very large the times the salaries americans salivate over but we're not just talking a few people here the disturbing numbers coming up in just a bit. we've heard of too big to...
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i do want to make clear though that there has been a very fundamental shift under the obama administration i mean we should recall that in the windies of the clinton administration united states did sign on to the i.c.c. in an unprecedented move president bush signed us from the room statute and under the obama administration we've actually been cooperating with the i.c.c. that is very different in the stands for very different i mean intrusion. using drones while using these drones killing people the u.s. wants to join the i.c.c. george jump in the united states is more than happy to cooperate with the i.c.c. when the i.c.c. is indicting and prosecuting adversaries of the united states of course it was absolutely delighted when the i.c.c. took on the case of gaddafi and then issued its indictment of gaddafi without any proper investigation and and in due course moreno ocampo put out the most nonsensical propaganda stick statements of the americans such as gaddafi was. feeding his men with viagogo in order to commit rape so yes of course the united states is happy to cooperate when it goes
i do want to make clear though that there has been a very fundamental shift under the obama administration i mean we should recall that in the windies of the clinton administration united states did sign on to the i.c.c. in an unprecedented move president bush signed us from the room statute and under the obama administration we've actually been cooperating with the i.c.c. that is very different in the stands for very different i mean intrusion. using drones while using these drones killing...
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administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a unmistakable message that this would cross a red line for america the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged plans citing secret intelligence for fox news confirms that syrian troops now have the deadly nerve agent sarin gas weaponized and at the ready the syrian government flatly denied the possibility saying it would not use such weapons against its people. we would not commit suicide we feel there's a conspiracy to provide a pretext for any subsequent interventions in syria by these countries during creasing pressure on syria the syrian government sure knows that if they use chemical weapons it would give nato and some of their arab neighbors who are itching to intervene in syria the green light to go ahead with their plans the meskins itself sa
administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a unmistakable message that this would cross a red line for america the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged plans citing secret intelligence for fox news confirms that syrian troops now have the deadly nerve agent...
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you have the brotherhood which has been supported by the state department in the obama administration as it has an analogous vehicle to create a if you will an islamic dictatorship in egypt where they're pushing a black agenda a secret agenda much much like. masonry organization for sequences where the triads are the the who's in japan and so forth they're pushing an agenda on the population and the population rightly source was a skunk and i think this is the coptic christian groups are threatened if the book brotherhood gets its constitution and imposing sharia law. other groups of muslims for example sufi places of worship are under attack in egypt and likely will be increasing your soul and this is probably one of the most major. here in intelligence projects of the of the last fifty years and since the us government support of the muslim brotherhood to create islamic fascist regime you want to use that term across the islamic world across the muslim world from afghanistan down through turkey into saudi arabia qatar and of course egypt. syria's rebels have joined forces in the one
you have the brotherhood which has been supported by the state department in the obama administration as it has an analogous vehicle to create a if you will an islamic dictatorship in egypt where they're pushing a black agenda a secret agenda much much like. masonry organization for sequences where the triads are the the who's in japan and so forth they're pushing an agenda on the population and the population rightly source was a skunk and i think this is the coptic christian groups are...
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administration in the you declined. due to pressure of what you've called these rather lobby in the united states you precise later on that it's actually more correct to call it the likud lobby or the lobby of the right wing in israel what exactly do you mean by that definition well i think if you look at the american jewish community which from which the activists in the israel lobby are drawn there is a large passive support for israel among christian fundamentalists but they are not active generally speaking the activists come from a very limited segment about four percent of the american jewish community and these are people who are strong supporters of the extreme right wing in israel there's another very interesting instance that you describe i'm going to read out a quote of yours you are being told by a senior israeli official thank you for what you did for israel what job in president bush administration do you want how exactly does that work i mean kind of foreign power actually influence staffing of national s
administration in the you declined. due to pressure of what you've called these rather lobby in the united states you precise later on that it's actually more correct to call it the likud lobby or the lobby of the right wing in israel what exactly do you mean by that definition well i think if you look at the american jewish community which from which the activists in the israel lobby are drawn there is a large passive support for israel among christian fundamentalists but they are not active...
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administration has stood to the side and really as you well know know much better than we do here in washington is russia that has played a much more prominent role in syria than it has the united states now today that foreign ministers are meeting that's debatable as well but anyway i mean the everyone seems to forget international law here it's again western powers don't have to a bad day international law but russia has made two and now we're joined by another guest even him and he's in brussels and he is the founder and director of the center for turkey studies and development ok if i could go to you right now if we're discussing the future of a kurdish state and i've asked our two other guests here what are the possibilities of a kurdish state i mean since the first world war we've never seen this opportunity for the kurdish people. i mean right now the kurds are feeling that there's a greater opportunity for them to have a code a state but if you if you consider regional powers like turkey then you could easily say this is highly likely highly unlikely to result in the near fut
administration has stood to the side and really as you well know know much better than we do here in washington is russia that has played a much more prominent role in syria than it has the united states now today that foreign ministers are meeting that's debatable as well but anyway i mean the everyone seems to forget international law here it's again western powers don't have to a bad day international law but russia has made two and now we're joined by another guest even him and he's in...
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administration as it has an analogous to create a if you will an islamic dictatorship in egypt but they're pushing a block a gender a secret agenda much much like. masonry organization the secret societies where the triads of the the. they were pushing an agenda on the population and the population rightly so much was gone and i think this is the coptic christian groups are threatened if the book brotherhood gets its constitution and imposing sharia law for. other groups of muslims for example salafi places of worship are under attack in egypt and likely will be increasing its will and this is probably one of the most major. intelligence projects of the last fifty years since the us government support of the muslim brotherhood to create islamic fascist regime if you want to use that term across the islamic world across the muslim world from afghanistan down through turkey into saudi arabia qatar and of course egypt. but one of the tips main opposition leaders and former head of the arab league says most is the regime is failing to fulfill the nation's hopes for change or deal with its majo
administration as it has an analogous to create a if you will an islamic dictatorship in egypt but they're pushing a block a gender a secret agenda much much like. masonry organization the secret societies where the triads of the the. they were pushing an agenda on the population and the population rightly so much was gone and i think this is the coptic christian groups are threatened if the book brotherhood gets its constitution and imposing sharia law for. other groups of muslims for example...
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administration. to create if you will an islamic dictatorship in egypt but there. is she going to gender much much like. a sunni organization that's where the trial. the gender of the population and the population rightly so smells a skunk and i think this is the coptic christian groups are threatened if the book brotherhood gets its constitution and imposing sharia law for. other groups of muslims for example sophie their places of worship are under attack in egypt and likely will be increasing so this is probably one of the most major. intelligence projects of the last fifty years and since the us government support of the muslim brotherhood to create islamic fascist regimes if you want to use that term across the islamic world across the muslim world from afghanistan down through turkey into saudi arabia qatar and of course egypt that's one point of view there meanwhile one of morsi is a former rivals for the presidency our most is now a prominent opposition leader and he says that the nation need
administration. to create if you will an islamic dictatorship in egypt but there. is she going to gender much much like. a sunni organization that's where the trial. the gender of the population and the population rightly so smells a skunk and i think this is the coptic christian groups are threatened if the book brotherhood gets its constitution and imposing sharia law for. other groups of muslims for example sophie their places of worship are under attack in egypt and likely will be...
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administration if they thought obama folder a gun i think it's probably true that obama and holder do hate guns but they're politically savvy enough to understand that when controlled not a winning issue for democrats there are many democrats who actually blame both for a loss of congress in ninety four and al gore's loss in two thousand that democrats . pretty much i don't think there's going to be a lot changing without going along the united states now whether they're going to be more and more that they just like illinois lightly increase people's ability to carry their weapons public and there's not going to be very much counter even though groups like the n.r.a. are going to try to scare everyone by thing obama that i don't think that well i tell you what that ferry has certainly voted well for many people who sell guns because i know you know i did a story last year i haven't seen this year's numbers yet but last year on black friday a couple of years ago on black friday the number of guns sold or licenses applied for to get a gun was you know double what it had been in years pa
administration if they thought obama folder a gun i think it's probably true that obama and holder do hate guns but they're politically savvy enough to understand that when controlled not a winning issue for democrats there are many democrats who actually blame both for a loss of congress in ninety four and al gore's loss in two thousand that democrats . pretty much i don't think there's going to be a lot changing without going along the united states now whether they're going to be more and...
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the footage for the you will die like these two rabbits despite supporting the anti assad forces the obama administration also recognizes that there are radical groups among the opposition in an attempt to distance themselves from extremists washington has designated one almost a terrorist organization it is thought to be one of the most aggressive and ruthless groups currently involved in the conflict it's seen as more of a symbolic move on washington's part as many other rebel fighters in syria will come the efforts of those designated terrorists. this is a demonstration of support for almost strike in syria with people heard chanting we are students of osama. in its own words the assad government is fighting terrorists that battle has claimed thousands of innocent lives the measures the syrian government was ordered to have been widely criticized but there's that crisis mean the wall should keep their eyes shocked at who's actually fighting. power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast o
the footage for the you will die like these two rabbits despite supporting the anti assad forces the obama administration also recognizes that there are radical groups among the opposition in an attempt to distance themselves from extremists washington has designated one almost a terrorist organization it is thought to be one of the most aggressive and ruthless groups currently involved in the conflict it's seen as more of a symbolic move on washington's part as many other rebel fighters in...
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administration for not much longer you see mr ryan is conveniently decided to jump ship yep next month the start of mortgage banking position at wells fargo so why is this a big deal well you have to dig a little deeper for that one see mr ryan has a pretty hefty resume that just screams conflict of interest first off his current position since two thousand and nine has been senior adviser to the secretary for housing and urban development last year he worked as a commissioner for the agency working on high risk f.h.a. loan resolutions but before that he was a physical in point for twenty six years at freddie mac. you remember them the government backed entity that had any bailed out by our tax dollars in two thousand and nine to help repay defaulted mortgages back in march mr ryan was a key player in the twenty five billion dollar mortgage for closer settlement between the country's five largest lenders including wells fargo now wells fargo is facing a lawsuit filed in october over f h a backed loans good thing mr ryan will be there for the rescue is the company's senior vice presiden
administration for not much longer you see mr ryan is conveniently decided to jump ship yep next month the start of mortgage banking position at wells fargo so why is this a big deal well you have to dig a little deeper for that one see mr ryan has a pretty hefty resume that just screams conflict of interest first off his current position since two thousand and nine has been senior adviser to the secretary for housing and urban development last year he worked as a commissioner for the agency...